REPORTAGE – A week ago, 200 young isolated migrants took possession of the III theatere borough. The management of the establishment, which refuses to put them on the street, announced on Tuesday the closure of the place to the public, despite the risk “from filing for bankruptcy”.
The collective workshop “The migration fresco”; the project “And now what do we do? An investigation into masculinities”; the exhibition “Trans*galactic”… “Everything is canceled for the moment”announces La Gaîté Lyrique. Occupied by some 200 migrants, the famous Parisian performance hall decided to close its doors to the public this Tuesday morning. The management of the establishment refuses to put them back on the street, despite the risk “from filing for bankruptcy”.
On the first floor, dedicated to digital arts and current music, several dozen people wait in line to collect their breakfast. Others dozed off, on a sofa, on a table or against their backpack. Mattresses are stacked against a wall. The occupants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, arrived in force last Tuesday, “during a Red Cross conference”explains a spokesperson for the performance hall. “It is unthinkable to throw these people onto the streets…
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